Lexie, a Marketing Manager, Regularly Interviews Candidates for Her Team

question 74

Multiple Choice

Lexie, a marketing manager, regularly interviews candidates for her team. Because Lexie is a people person, and her department is built on teamwork, when she interviews candidates for a job, she tries to get to know the candidates as people. She always begins by saying, "Tell me about yourself," and based on what the candidate says, she lets the conversation unfold for 30 to 60 minutes. How does this approach limit Lexie's effectiveness as an interviewer?

• A) By always starting with the same question, she limits the creativity of the candidates.
• B) By using this structured approach, she avoids asking the wrong questions.
• C) This type of behavior description interview is too focused on behaviors, rather than teamwork.
• D) Her method is a panel interview, which has a low validity for a department built on teamwork.
• E) The wide latitude of these nondirective interviews can result in low reliability and often poor validity.

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